Compromise
Do everything and die with strangers...
Suicide: The rattlesnake in the hat
...we should have a "freedom to die"...
In the end, it is about Life
The IOM Report...
What is a bad prognosis?
Joe has a “good prognosis.” Jim, not so much...
Chemo in palliative perspective
“Look at each treatment and ask; How does it improve quality of life?” ...
What is End-of-Life Quality?
A “good death” is marked by the ability to create....
Is there pain after death?
Pain that is not relieved in a person’s life continues after they are gone, held as a sordid memory by loved ones. ...
Healthcare – Quality or Quantity?
What if you could take one pill and live 10 years longer? What if the pill made you bald and nauseas? What if that one pill made you bald, nauseas, dizzy, impo...
Hospice for Doctors
It is hard to lie to patients who are dying. To look a fellow human in the eye and tell them “everything will be OK,” is painful. To give treatment that i...